Saturday, September 29, 2012

We've been going to Yellowstone at least once a week during
September to see the changing of colors as well as visiting different geyser
spots and there's certainly no lack of thermal activity in Yellowstone.What we quickly noticed is the vast array of
colors found near the geysers.

Our first visit was to BlackSandBasin
that's less than a mile north from UpperGeyserBasin
and Old Faithful.Our second visit lead us to Old Faithful and
the boardwalk around UpperGeyserBasin.

Looking into the shallow pools near the geysers and larger
pools is much like looking at clouds.Well almost.Have you ever looked
at clouds and seen shapes, forms and maybe animals?Looking into the shallow pools is much the
same. We dare you to take a walk along
the boardwalk of any geyser basin and not have your imagination run wild as you
look into the shallow pools.

Phase One DF\IQ160 55mm LS f/2.8 1/100 ISO 100

We're not finished as we still have several more basins
including Biscuit, Midway and Great Fountain Geyser as well as the Morning
Glory Pool back in the UpperGeyserBasin.Our goal is to get to as many of these as
possible before the Park closes the south entrance for the winter.

Canon 1DsIII 42mm f/13 1/160 ISO 100

Anyone else see a rocking horse?

Canon 1DsIII 45mm f/13 1/160 ISO 100

The images included here have all been captured using either
Sandy's Canon 1DsIII along with a EF24-70 or Don's Phase One IQ160 digital back
connected to either a Cambo WRS technical camera and Schneider 35mm lens or a
Phase One DF body and either a Schneider 55mm LS or Mamiya 120mm macro lens.

Canon 1DsIII 70mm f/13 1/160 ISO 100

Phase One DF\IQ160 120mm f/8 1/250 ISO 50

The processing was performed using a combination or Capture
One Pro and Photoshop CS6 along with some help at times with NIK software.

Phase One\IQ160 120mm f/8 1/250 ISO 50

100% crop of above

We hope you enjoy the images and stay tuned for more as we
continue to explore Yellowstone Geyser Basins.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

This is a continuation of the fall colors we've found here
in the Jackson Hole area.

Canon G12 f/8 1/125 ISO 80﻿

Phase One DF/IQ160 55mm LS f/2.8 1/160 ISO 50

After having such great luck on Thursday we decided to
revisit the same area on Saturday.The
majority of the images were taken along the Snake River on the 26/89 with a few
added from the 191 along the HobartRiver.

Canon 1DsIII EF24-70 (58mm) f/8 1/125 ISO 100

Canon 1DsIII EF24-70 (46mm) f/8 1/125 ISO 100

We still feel our description of using Skittles or Starburst
candy is accurate.We actually bought a
bag of Starburst and found the reds and oranges a very close match.

"Kahuna" along the Snake River

Canon 1DsIII EF24-70 (25mm) f/5 1/125 ISO 100

Colors

Canon 1DsIII EF24-70 (70mm) f/5 1/125 ISO 100

Canon 1DsIII EF24-70 (58mm) f/5 1/125 ISO 100

Canon 1DsIII EF24-70 (64mm) f/7.1 1/125 IS 100

There's isn't a lot we can add here other than the images so
enjoy them.

Friday, September 21, 2012

First a word of caution.If you think the colors are being manipulated you are wrong.The colors you see here are exactly as we saw
them.There is of course some slight variances
due to the camera, type of sensor and whether or not a filter was used on the
lens.

Canon 1DsIII, EF 24-70 (51mm) f/4.5 1/160 ISO 100

The best way to describe what we're seeing is using either a
bag or Skittles or Starburst candy.Pick
up either and you'll see a close approximation.

Along Red Creek Cyn

Phase One DF/IQ160 55mm LS f/2.8 1/200 ISO 50

We've been in the Jackson Hole
area since September 1st and during that time we've been searching for
color.In vain.What we have had is smoke from several local wildfires.The good news is that one of the fires is
mostly contained.The other bit of good
news is that we have been fortunate to meet several of the firefighting
personal that were sent here not only from Wyoming but through out the nation. We've also met, sat and talked with several
law enforcement officers from the Forest Service from as far away as Florida.We'd like to offer a huge "Thank-you"
to all the Hotshots and LEO's who ended up in the Jackson
Hole area.You guys rock!

Phase One DF/IQ160 55mm LS f/2.8 1/125 ISO 50

Now to talk about the fall colors.

Travel south from Jackson
past Hobart Junction along the Snake River on the 26/89 and you'll enter the BridgerTetonNational Forest and TargheeNational Forest.Just before entering Alpine Junction you'll
come across areas such as WolfCreek and RedCanyon.As a point of reference this is in close
proximately to the Grand Canyon of the Snake River.This is the general area where we saw the
first of the colors shown here.

Phase One DF/IQ160 Mamiya 300mm f/4.5 1/200 ISO 50

Along Bear Creek Road

Canon 1DsIII EF 135mm f/8 1/160 ISO 50

Deciding to explore the area after leaving, we took a side
road south of Alpine which lead us into the CaribouNational Forest
and along McCoy Creek Road
and eventually Jensen Creek, Bear Creek Roads.

Along Bear Creek Road

Phase One DF/IQ160 55mm LS f/5.6 1/125 ISO 50

The images were captured either with a Canon 1DsIII or Phase
One DF/IQ160 digital back.We've
attempted to add more information for each image.

Phase One DF/IQ160 80mm f/2.8 1/125 ISO 50

Fall is visiting the Jackson Hole
area - how long she does is anyone's guess.

Friday, September 14, 2012

We've been going into YellowstonePark at least once-a-week since
arriving in the Jackson Hole area.Part of the visits have been made as we wait
for the fall colors to arrive, part to escape the smoke in the Jackson area and (for the most) part to enjoy
the beautiful park and geysers.

Phase One DF/IQ160 55mm LS lens

Black Sand Basin in Yellowston is located 1/2 mile north of Old Faithful
and is named after the course black obsidian sand that surround the thermal
features.The furthest feature from the
parking lot is Emerald Pool with several smaller pools and geysers along the
way.Most of the trail is comprised of a
wood boardwalk which makes for a very easy walk around the area.

Spouter Geyser

Phase One DF/IQ160 55mm LS lens

The creek running through the area is named "Iron
Creek" which has no relationship to us.

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Opalescent Pool

Phase One DF/IQ160 55mm LS lens

I've returned to shooting medium format last November while
working here in the Jackson Hole area.Until then I used a combination of a tech
camera and a Leica 35mm M9.Now I'm
pleased to say that I feel I have the best of both worlds being able to capture
landscape with either the WRS of Phase One DF by simply removing my digital
back and swapping between the 2-systems.I've also upgraded my digital back (once again) to a Phase One
IQ160.While the P65+ and the IQ160
share many of the same features the IQ series fits my shooting style and just
feel at home on my tech camera.The
larger screen, ability to double check focus, and leveling are just a small
sample of what makes this a stellar digital back. I'm also fortunate to have added a Mamiya 120
macro lens this past March and plan on using it here as well as trying out a
Schneider 55mm LS lens.

I've been using a Schneider 35mm on the WRS since I bought
it and have found it works well either with a single image capture of multiple
for a flat stitch. I've been using a
80mm since getting the DF with great success. I found I wanted a
slightly wider focal length however not as wide as the 35 thus the Schneider
55mm.As many of you already know
there's a slight difference between medium format focal length and 35mm and is
based on the size of digital back used.In very simple terms a 55mm medium format lens is equivalent to a 35mm camera lens at 35 mm while the 80mm is eqivalent to a 50mm lens.I feel the addition of the 55mm to my DF lens kit answers my quest for
slightly wider focal length while at the same time allowing me a faster system
to capture versus the more time consuming tech cam.

Once again I'd like to offer my thanks to a good friend and
great camera dealer, Dave Gallagher, Capture Integration for allowing me the
opportunity to put the 55mm through it paces.

Also, my many thanks for allowing me to share my experiences
to so many of you.Please
remember your thoughts, suggestions, and comments are always welcome.

The last entry showed sample images from Glacier that were
all captured using Don's medium format and a Phase One IQ160 (60.5 megapixel
system); now we'll share samples from my Canon 1DsIII 35mm (21.1 megapixel).

Boat Dock at Lake McDonald

EF24-70 (28mm) f/11 1/160 ISO 100

B&W conversion using NIK Silver Efex Pro2

The images are taken at Lake McDonald, Trail of Cedars and
Wild Goose Island; all hand held using the 24-70 or 17-40mm lens.

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